CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF BRACONIDAE (HYMENOPTERA)ASSOCIATED WITH CULTIVATED OLIVE TREES FROMTHE PROVINCE OF TIARET ALGERIA

摘要

A faunistic inventory of Hymenoptera Braco-nidae from two olive orchards in Tiaret province
(Algeria)is contributed. These insects were collected by Barber pots and yellow plates methods from December 2018 to November 2019.A total of 13 species of Braconidae from 9 genera and 7 sub-families are listed. Nine taxa are new record to the Algeria entomofauna:Aspilota sp, Aphidius ab-sinthii,Aphidius setiger,Bracon intercessor,Bracon variator,Chelonmus planiventris,Homolobus pul-chricornis,Glyptapamteles sp.and Opius sp.This in-ventory provides a preliminary database on Braconid diversity in a semi-arid habitat.